TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
慷
ㄎㄤ · kāng
adj — fervent, openhanded (in 慷慨)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The heart (忄) running high and open — 慷 is the feeling that swells up and spills out, the heat behind 慷慨. 康 kāng carries the sound straight, unworn. A full heart that holds nothing back.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）一熱，話也壯、手也鬆——慷慨。
The heart (忄) flares hot; the words turn bold and the hand turns loose — openhanded.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)慷慨— fervent, impassioned常用
→慷慨激昂— roused, high-spirited (of speech)
⇒慷慨解囊— openhanded, free with one's purse
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension